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Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mavericks today?
The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 10AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | |
152 | 191 | 193 | 191 | 143 | 104 | 125 | 219 | 190 | 187 | 180 | 177 | 174 | 174 | 179 | 173 | 128 | 123 | 121 | 117 | 153 | 163 | 249 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.49m | 4:12PM1.13m | 1:51AM1.42m | 5:07PM1.14m | 2:45AM1.34m | 5:55PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM-0.10m | 8:23PM1.03m | 9:19AM-0.04m | 9:38PM1.04m | 10:13AM0.01m | 11:00PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
 kJ | 142 | 135 | 89 | 191 | 143 | 104 | 125 | 219 | 190 | 187 | 180 | 177 | 174 | 174 | 179 | 173 | 128 | 123 | 121 | 91 | 65 | 63 | 78 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | W 16 |
| kJ | 152 | 191 | 193 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 100 | 19 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 95 | 92 | 64 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 22 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 15 | W 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | SW 19 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | SW 18 | W 16 | SW 13 | W 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 63 | 61 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 32 | 24 | 51 | 21 | 26 | 45 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 32 | 31 | 58 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 117 | 153 | 163 | 249 | 419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 39 | 2 | 35 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 63 | 35 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 |
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